IMPORTANT: The methods provided below are the most common. For model-specific information about other possible connections and system settings, refer to the operating instructions supplied with your products.

NOTE:

Separate steps are available when connecting a disc player, cable set-top box, satellite receiver or other source device to the audio system.

Both devices being connected must support the ARC feature. HDMI ports may be marked with ARC to show which one to use. If not, check your product manual or specifications to see if the ARC feature is supported.

If you find that your TV, A/V receiver or home theater (HT) system does not support ARC, you will need to use Option 2: Coaxial Digital Cable, Optical Digital Cable, or Option 3: Audio Cableto connect your devices.

Connect an HDMI cable to the HDMI ports labeled ARC, or the port identified in your manual that supports ARC.

Set Speakers to Audio system. The steps below are an example on Android TV™.

Press the HOME button on the remote control.

Select Settings.

The next steps will depend on your TV menu options:

Select Display & Sound — Audio output — Speakers — Audio system.

Select Sound — Speakers — Audio system.

Turn on the Control for HDMI setting on both the TV and the receiver or home theater system.NOTE: The steps required to enable the Control for HDMI feature may vary. Check the operating instructions supplied with the devices for model-specific steps.

If there is no sound after performing above steps, please proceed to perform the following steps and check whether issue is resolved after each step.

Perform a restart on the Home Theater system/AV receiver. After turning off the Home Theater system/AV receiver, turn it on again and check whether the issue is resolved.

Connect and disconnect an HDMI cable from the BRAVIA TV and Sound Bar/AV receiver. Check that the ports with the ARC label are connected to each other with an HDMI cable. The HDMI ports are labeled ARC on both the BRAVIA TV and Home Theater system/AV receiver.

Perform a power restart (reset) on the BRAVIA TV, Sound Bar and AV receiver.

After turning off the home theater system/AV receiver, restart the BRAVIA TV by either of the methods below.

You can find these cables and more through the Parts & Accessories website.

Connect a Coaxial Digital Cable, Optical Digital Cable, or Audio cable to the audio output jack of the television.

Connect the other end of the cable to the corresponding jacks on the stereo receiver or home theater system.NOTE: Depending on the stereo receiver or home theater system being used, the audio input may be labeled TV INPUT or VIDEO INPUT.

Turn on the television.

When using the Optical Digital Cable connection, set Speakers to Audio system. The steps below are an example on Android TV.

For Android TV with this setting option, select Audio out (Fixed) and adjust the volume on an external output device such as an audio system. If you select Audio out (Fixed), audio will be output from both the TV and external output device. If you want to output TV sound only from the external output device (mute sound from the TV), decrease the TV volume to the lowest level or mute it.

Turn on the stereo receiver or home theater system.

Set the stereo receiver or home theater system to the proper input.

NOTE: When the TV’s Headphone/Audio out is set to Audio out (Variable)The volume on an external output device such as an audio system is linked to the TV volume, and audio is output from both the TV and external output device. If you want to turn off only the audio output from the TV, change the Speakers setting on the TV to Audio system.Note that if you decrease or mute the TV volume while the Speakers setting on the TV is set to TV speakers, the sound from the external output device will decrease or be muted.